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| Analysis of Tongue Colour in Atlas of tongue picture in 230 Patients By Practitioners of TCM |
| Hits 1699 Download times 3118 Received:June 20, 2005 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2005.05.15 |
| Key Words
tongue colour;atlas of tongue picture;diagnosis;practitioner of TCM |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | WU Xi-liang | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China | | LU Xiao-zuo | Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China |
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| Abstract
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| [Objective] To explore the influence of individual practitionaers of TCM on observing consistency by analyzing the diagnostic results of tongue colour in atlas of tongue picture in 230 cases obtained by 10 doctors. [Methods] 230 typical tongue pictures with high published quality were observed under a natural light by 10 doctors.The concordance rate of judged results was expressed by percentage. [Result] From the analysis of tongue colour,we found: 1.The concrete content of tongue diagnosis was plentiful and the dispersion of observed result was large.The complexity and fuzziness of tongue picture made the objective description hard with the traditioinal inspection of the tongue.2.Different doctors of TCM might judge the same tongue picture incorrectly owing to the different influence of vision physiology,the knowledge level,the practice experience and language custom etc. [Conclusion] The traditional Chinese medicine should look for an objective way to explain the content of tongue colour in order to reduce the discordance in judgement of tongue colour.It is important and valuable to establish a standard sample library of tongue colour and an automatic recognition system on the basis of the traditional inspection of tongue. |
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